Railroad-tie.



F. W. SCHULTZ.

RAiLROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1919.

1,326,425 I A Patented Dec 30,1919.

4 ifi/ 5/ "5 I IWJJZZJZZZ FREDERICK W. SCHULTZ, OF WALLA WALL'A, WASHINGTON.

RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 39, 1919.

Application filed May 28, 1919. Serial No. 300,297.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it kn vn that T, Fnnnnnion N. Sonon'rz, a citizen or the United States, residing at Walla lValla, in the county of l Valla Walla and State of Washington, have invented a new and useful Railroad-Tie, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railroad ties and has for its object to provide a tie so shaped that once embedded in the ballast it will have little tendency to creep and will afford an ample bearing surface for the track.

Another object is to provide a tie having an integral rail engaging clip and a movable clip adapted to grip the tie and rail.

A. further object is to provide a rail tie that may be cheaply manufactured and that will securely hold the rails against spreading and that may be used by unskilled labor in constructing the track.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

.ln the drawing Figure 1 is a view in side elevation partly in section of a tie constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 i an end elevation; and

5 is a plan View of the under side of the tie.

Referring specifically to the drawing by characters of reference, there is shown a tie body 1, having formed integrally therewith near its ends, rail engaging clips 2, said clips being adapted to project over the outer flange of the rail and are provided with an arcuate forward face 8, which is adapted to engage the web of the rail. The body of the tie is reduced in width at the center as indicated at 1 and the side walls 5 are inclined outwardly from the bottom to the top of the tie, the said inclined sides extending from the center to a point adjacent the rail seat. From this point to the ends of. the tie the sides are vertical and parallel. The tie also tapers transversely of its width from a point 6 near each end, toward its center. From the point 6 the tie is of even width to the end, thus forming a full width rail seat 7 and presents a full bearing face 8 to the ballast at the ends of the tie.

A movable rail clip 9 is slidably mounted on the tie and is adapted to engage the rail l web, the same being a duplicate of the portion 2 and has the arcuate face 13 to engage the rail web. The body is elongated rearwardly, lying flat on the upper surface of the tie and is provided with an opening for the reception of a bolt 14, the head 15 of which is countersunk in the under side of the tie. A spring washer 16 prevents the nuts from becoming loose.

In securing track rails to ties of this kind the rail is placed with one flange under the clip 2, the clip 9 is then placed on the tie at the middle point which it may be stated is at this point of less width than the distance between the lugs 11 at their lower ends. The clip is then moved into engagement with the rail and bolted fast to the tie.

The arcuate faces of the members 2 and 9, render them adaptable to any curvature of the track.

The shape of the tie prevents any tendency of the track to creep, the inclined side walls and tapered portion being particularly adapted to prevent movement of the tie in the ballast while the broadened end portions give ample bearing surface to the tie.

What is claimed is 1. A rail tie comprising a body having upwardly and outwardly inclined side walls and a longitudinal taper extending from each end toward its center, a fixed rail clip, a movable rail clip engaging the tapered portion of the tie and means for securing the said clip to the body.

2. A rail tie comprising a body having a rail seat at either end of the body, a longitudinal taper extending from the rail seat toward the center, the side walls of the tapered portion being tapered downwardly, a fixed rail clip, and a movable rail clip said clip having arms engaging the tapered portion of the tie.

3. A rail tie comprising a body having downwardly convergent side wa11s,oan enlarged bearing face at the end of the tie, a longitudinal taper extending from the bearing face toward the center of the tie, a rail engaging clip formed integral with the body, said clip having an arcuate rail engaging face, a movable clip having depending convergent lugs for engaging the side walls of the body, said clip-having an arcuate rail engaging face and means for secur- 10 ing the said clip to the body.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' FREDERICK W. SCHULTZ.

Witnesses:

J. W. BROOKS, E. L. DAYISON. 

